In the Tokyo stock market on the 14th, investors' concerns about the deterioration of corporate performance have eased somewhat as long-term interest rates in the United States began to fall, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 400 yen.

The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 14th, is 28,550.93 yen, which is 410.65 yen higher than the 13th.



Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics rose 13.14 to 1986.97.



The daily trading volume was 1,152.66 million shares.



Market officials said, "The slight decline in US long-term interest rates, which had been rising, has eased some investors' concerns about worsening corporate performance and placed buy orders for semiconductors and IT. However, there are many stocks whose prices have fallen in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and many investors are wary of the impact of soaring resource prices on the economy. "